Maachah in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(oppression). 1. The daughter of Nahor by his concubine Beumah. Ge 22:24 2. The father of Achish who was king of Gath at the beginning of Solomon's reign. 1Ki 2:39 3. The daughter, or more probably granddaughter, of Absalom named after his mother; the third and favorite wife of Rehoboam, and mother of Abijah. 1Ki 15:22; 2Ch 11:20-22 The mother of Abijah is elsewhere called "Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah." 2Ch 13:2 During the reign of her grandson Asa she occupied at the court of Judah the high position of "king's mother," comp. 1Ki 15:13 but when he came of age she was removed because of her idolatrous habits. 2Ch 15:16 4. The concubine of Caleb the son of Hezron. 1Ch 2:48 5. The daughter of Talmai king of Geshur, and mother of Absalom 1Ch 3:2 also called Maacah in Authorized Version of 2Sa 3:3 6. The wife of Machir the Manassite. 1Ch 7:15,16 7. The wife of Jehiel, father or founder of Gibeon. 1Ch 8:20; 9:35 8. The father of Hanan, one of the heroes of David body-guard. 2Ch 11:43 9. A Simeonite, father of Sephatiah, prince of his tribe in the reign of David. 1Ch 27:16